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Ex-American Apparel CEO Charney Ordered to Curb Criticism

Fired American Apparel Inc. founder Dov Charney was ordered by a judge to muzzle his criticism of the struggling clothing retailer.

Bloomberg

01 June 2015

LOS ANGELES, United States — Fired American Apparel Inc. founder Dov Charney was ordered by a judge to muzzle his criticism of the struggling clothing retailer, at least temporarily.

Chancery Court Judge Andre Bouchard on Monday granted American Apparel’s request for a restraining order against Charney, kiboshing the former chief executive’s alleged scorched-earth campaign to win back control of the company he founded in 1998.

By Sophia Pearson; editor: Joe Schneider.

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